Preferred Label : juxtaphrenic peak sign;
Definition : Well-defined opacity pointing to the uppermost part of a dome from the medial hemidiaphram
on a frontal radiograph or from the anterior hemidiaphragm on a lateral radiograph.
Opacity is usually sharp, but may be rounded; multiple opacities sometimes present.
Suggests upper lobe atelectasis.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35323;
Associated condition(s)
Well-defined opacity pointing to the uppermost part of a dome from the medial hemidiaphram
on a frontal radiograph or from the anterior hemidiaphragm on a lateral radiograph.
Opacity is usually sharp, but may be rounded; multiple opacities sometimes present.
Suggests upper lobe atelectasis.
